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5-8 years
Funny
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The Dog Who Could Dig
A brilliantly funny book - the rhymes carry the reader through the pages.
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The Magnificent Moon Hare
P.J Petulant is a bad-tempered Princess, so when she demands that her parents buy her a pet dragon, they don't dare to refuse her. But she's quickly disillusioned by the purple dragon they get her - and instead requests the hare that she sees living in the moon.
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Cinderella: The Fairytale Files
The household of King Magnus the Magnificent has been thrown into turmoil. Prince Charming has proposed to a mystery woman, the unknown, but very beautiful, Cinderella.
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The Wrong Pong
Full of mischievous fun, wonderful language and fantastic characters, this hilarious story about the anarchic troll world will have you snorting with laughter
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The Great Sheep Shenanigans
Lou Pine is one hungry wolf who cunjurs up a cunning plan to catch a sheep for his dinner. But the sheep are not as dumb as they first appear… This hilarious romp from the award-winning creators of The Great Dog Bottom Swap, which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize will have you rolling in laughter. -
Norman's Ark
Norman goes with his mum and dad to a safari park. Chaos strikes one night when his parents go out for the evening, leaving him alone in the hut in a terrible storm.
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The Girl with the Bird's-nest Hair
Hollie's hatred of the hair brush results in her tangled curls attracting a range of nesting birds.
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Threadbear
Threadbear is an old, much loved bear who has been patched and mended many times, but who has never been able to squeak.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
When the Tooting family find a vast abandoned engine and fit it to their camper van, they have no idea of the adventure that lies ahead...
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Rumbelow's Dance
Rumbelow is dancing on his way to his grandparents' house - and soon, everyone else is joining in to dance too.
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Knuffle Bunny
On a routine visit to the laundrette in their Brooklyn neighbourhood, Dad accidentally puts Trixie’s beloved stuffed animal into the machine along with the washing.
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Morris the Mankiest Monster
Morris is a happy little chappie who wants to be your friend. The only problem is that he's smelly, dirty, scabby, stinky and crusty.
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The Man Who Wore All His Clothes
Mr Gaskitt works as Father Christmas in a department store, his wife is a taxi driver and Horace, their cat, loves spending much of his time watching sad old movies on TV.
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Mr Gumpy’s Outing
One hot summer day Mr Gumpy decides to go for a journey is his boat. It soon turns out that everyone else wants to join him, including most of the local wildlife.
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Tinga Tinga Tales: A Busy, Busy Day in Tinga Tinga
All the animals in Tinga Tinga are very, very busy preparing themselves for a special event, and elephant can't remember what is happening
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The Time it Took Tom
Tom finds a pot of red paint and while his mother is in the garden, he paints the entire sitting-room red, including the furniture!
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Mr Pusskins Feelings
Just as Mr P is about to eat a delicious cake, his old irritant Little Whiskers falls onto it, ruining the appearance but, thankfully, not the taste!
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The Legend of the Loch Ness Lilo: You, Me and Thing
The third in Kaen McCombie's series about Ruby and her next-door neighbour Jackson, who have a secret - at the end of their gardens they are hiding the small, cute but very troublesome ‘Thing’.
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Winnie's Magic Wand
Wacky witch Winnie washes her party dress to impress her audience of witches at the Magic Show. Unfortunately, her wand is also washed by mistake...
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Cat Tales: The Cat with Two Names
Confusion arises when a homeless cat is simultaneously adopted by Rose and Wilfred, two neighbours living in separate flats.
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I Want to be a Cowgirl
The determined heroine of this magical picture book knows exactly what she wants, and even the big city is too small for her dreams.
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Delicious!
Duck, Squirrel and Cat return, in the third instalment of Helen Cooper’s award-winning Pumpkin Soup trilogy.
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Happy Harry's Cafe
Harry runs a popular café where friends rush from far and wide to slurp his superb soup
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Pizza Cake
This fantastic book of short stories from Morris Gleitzman is a truly inspired mix of witty humour, sharp observation and keen imagination.
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I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go To Bed
Charlie's little sister, Lola, clearly loves delaying bedtime and he has to use all his powers of logic and diplomacy to persuade her to do what she does not want to.
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No Kiss For Mother
Piper Paw is a tough tom cat, but even he can't avoid a kiss from his doting mother.
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Princess for a Day
Clementine is pink and girly, an egocentric older sister. When she announces her wish to be princess for a day, younger brother Mungo has his work cut out.
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Love Monster
A funny and charming picture book illustrated with Rachel Bright’s engaging and expressive etchings with a feel good message
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The Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella
Fabulous hairdresser to the fairy-tale stars Kittie helps Cinderella meet her Prince in this fun and light-hearted reworking of a favourite fairy story.
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The Clumsy Crocodile
Cassy finds that working in a department store when you are a big clumsy crocodile with a rather long tail can be quite a challenge.
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The Great Hamster Massacre
According to Anna's mum, hamsters are BAD NEWS. But that doesn't stop Anna and her friends from hatching a plan to persuade Mum to let them get a hamster.
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The Worst Witch Saves The Day
Mildred Hubble returns for her third year at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, with her faithful (if not exactly broomstick friendly) cat Tabby at her side.
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My Uncle is a Hunkle, says Clarice Bean
Clarice Bean's mum is dubious about letting fireman Uncle Ted babysit, as things tend to go wrong when he's around.
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Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure
Readers are subtly reminded of the responsibilities of pet ownership, and then introduced to a variety of upland wildlife, from wildcat to golden eagle.
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Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds
Little Wolf and cousin Yeller Wolf (self-appointed heads of their 'Adventure Academy') fall prey to criminal Mister Twister the Fox.
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Oliver Moon and the Potion Commotion
Schools and magic are a winning combination, and Oliver Moon's adventures bring the genre to a younger readership via a tiny chapter-book.
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Mammoth Pie
A very hungry caveman wants nothing more than to eat a mammoth pie. But with the fat mammoth at the very top of the mountain, it proves more difficult than he thought.
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Daydream Dan
One day at school Dan has such an amazing daydream of jungles and pirates, mermaids and monsters, but his teacher is too busy with classroom routine to take any notice.
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Who's in the Loo? (app)
There's a queue for the loo and the children need to get in! Who can possibly be taking so long? Find out the answer in this app based on the popular picture book.
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George's Dragon
Freedman and Julian reveal the problems which arise when parents don't realise the difference between baby dragons and lizards in a pet shop!
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The Emperor's Underwear
Witty and well illustrated, this is a superb twist on the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes.
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I Love Bugs
A large, bright, creepy-crawly bug safari through a little boy’s garden, with a final spread which shows how we often react to them.
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Tyrannosaurus Drip
A duckbill dinosaur egg is mistakenly hatched by a fierce, war-loving Tyrannosaurus family.
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Even My Ears Are Smiling
Colourful and brimming with personality, Rosen’s style and is wonderfully matched with Babette Cole’s distinctive drawings
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Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency
Emily and Stanley steadfastly refute their toy elephant friend Matilda's mummy's concerns about whether they are playing safely.
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Monster day at work!
A cheeky child’s eye view of what an adult’s working day is like
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The Peppers and the International Magic Guys
Monty and Esmé's parents have left them for a week in the care of their magician uncle, Potty.
Monty has been happily drawn in to be Uncle Potty's assistant in his magic tricks, but unfortunately, his routine keeps going disastrously wrong.
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Animal Tales
Terry Jones’s irreverent wit and quirky humour make a compendium of stories that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike
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Limelight Larry
Join Larry as he attempts to chase off interrupting characters and unwanted woodland tea parties to secure some pages for himself.
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Churchill's Tale of Tails
Churchill the pig is very proud of his curly tail, and is devastated when it goes missing. Can friends Billy and Gruff help him get his tail back?






